Depending upon many different factors, a state-wide minimum wage has been established for healthcare workers in California which will be phased in over time. On October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 525, which enacts a multi-tiered statewide minimum wage schedule for health care workers employed by certain covered healthcare facilities. The
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Reminder: City of Berkeley Fair Workweek Ordinance Operative January 2024
By Cepideh Roufougar & Julia A. Olivier on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In December 2022, the City of Berkeley passed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance. The ordinance will become operative on January 12, 2024.
The Berkeley ordinance is similar to the City of Los Angeles’s Fair Work Week Ordinance which took effect April 1, 2023,and other local ordinances regarding how employees are scheduled…
State of California Certifies State Minimum Wage for 2024
By Adam Y. Siegel & Ikedi O. Onyemaobim on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Under the Labor Code, each year the State of California must determine and certify whether an adjustment for inflation is applied to the state’s minimum wage. In 2022, when the rate of inflation exceeded 7 percent, the state minimum wage was increased to $15.50. This year, California has decided that the minimum wage increase…
Reminder About California’s Warehouse Quota Law
By Jacklin Rad on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Recently the State of Washington passed a law pertaining to warehouse quotas, which was similar to a law California passed in 2021.
California’s law took effect January 1, 2022, and shortly after the effective date the Labor Commissioner published Frequently Asked Questions on the law.
Since the California law is a little over…
California Local Minimum Wages Increasing on July 1
By Erika M. Barbara on
Posted in Wage and Hour
On January 1, 2023, California’s statewide minimum wage increased to $15.50 for all employers. Depending on where their employees are located within the state, California employers may be facing another minimum wage increase on July 1st.
Several localities in California have minimum wage ordinances that require employers to pay employees working in those…
Anaheim Could be Second City in Orange County With Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance
By Michael D. Thomas on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In November 2022, the City of Irvine was the first city in Orange County to pass a Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance. The ordinance generally took effect on December 22, 2022. However, the fair compensation for workload section of the ordinance takes effect on May 21, 2023.
Under that section of the ordinance, hotel…
Enforcement Deferral Available for California Pay Data Reports on Labor Contractor Employees
By Christopher T. Patrick & Jacklin Rad on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In 2022, the California legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1162, which expanded the state’s existing pay data reporting requirements for “payroll employees” to include a new pay data report for employers with 100 or more “labor contractor employees.” Under SB 1162, the pay data reporting deadline was moved to May. This year these reports…
The Status of Independent Contractors in California in 2023
By James P. Carter on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Since the passage of California Assembly Bill (AB) 5 in 2019, there have been subsequent legal challenges and revised legislation that continues to shape the status of independent contractors and related employment law issues in California. Keeping track of all the cases and exemptions related to AB 5 is almost as difficult as determining who…
New Law Exempts Certain Airline Cabin Crew from California Meal and Rest Period Requirements
By Yvonne Arvanitis Fossati on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Existing law requires an employer to provide an employee with a meal period during a work period of more than five hours per day, except as prescribed. However, on March 23, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 41, which provides that California’s meal and rest period requirements do not apply to airline cabin…
No Fooling: City of Los Angeles Retail Fair Workweek Ordinance Takes Effect April 1, 2023
Posted in Wage and Hour
In November 2022, the City of Los Angeles passed the Retail Fair Workweek Ordinance. The ordinance is set to take effect on April 1, 2023. The ordinance sets forth requirements for retail businesses in handling scheduling and providing work schedules to employees. Covered employees are anyone working in the City of Los Angeles…